Care Quality Commission

Shared principles that will guide Ofsted and Care Quality Commission’s approaches to inspections, assessments and other activity during local government reorganisation.

Guides for parents, carers, children and young people about inspections of local services for children and young people with SEND.

Care Quality Commission (CQC) annual report and accounts for the 2024 to 2025 financial year.

How Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas focusing on the education, health and social care provisions available for children and young people with SEND as outlined in the local offer.

The framework and evaluation schedule for inspection of secure training centres, for use from 1 April 2026.

The Care Quality Commission’s annual report on the use of the Mental Health Act 1983.

This report looks at how local partnerships and services respond to children who are at risk of, or who have been victims of, domestic abuse.

Guidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to child sexual abuse in the family environment.

What Ofsted and the CQC found about how partners in local areas support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) who are not in school.

The Care Quality Commission’s annual report on the quality of health and social care in England, as well as people’s experiences of care.

Ofsted's Chief Inspector sets out the intention to invoke the urgent notification process for Oakhill Secure Training Centre, along with findings from recent visits.

Care Quality Commission (CQC) annual report and accounts for the 2023 to 2024 financial year.

Findings from our 2025 review of the area SEND inspection framework and how we will make sure it remains effective and in line with current needs and best practice.

A report on our findings during the first 2 years of inspecting local area partnerships under the current area SEND inspection framework.

The Care Quality Commission’s annual report on the use of the Mental Health Act 1983.

What Ofsted and the CQC found about how partners in local areas support children and young people with SEND to prepare for adulthood.

This report analyses inspection and ratings data from 2017 to 2018 to provide an assessment of the state of health care and adult social care in England.

This report looks at how local partnerships and services respond to children and their families when children are affected by serious youth violence.

The Care Quality Commission’s annual report on the quality of health and social care in England, as well as people’s experiences of care.

Care Quality Commission (CQC) annual report and accounts for the 2022 to 2023 financial year.

A joint thematic review of Start for Life services, including how services are provided through the family hub model.

A review to assess how alternative provision (AP) commissioning and oversight is currently working and the impact of arrangements on children and young people.

The Care Quality Commission’s annual report on the quality of health and social care in England, as well as people’s experiences of care.

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) want to change the way we inspect services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This consultation asks children and young people what they think of these changes.

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission seek your views on proposed changes to the way they jointly inspect area SEND arrangements from 2023.

The Care Quality Commission’s annual report on the quality of health and social care in England, as well as people’s experiences of care.

Agreement between Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) about secure training centres (STCs).

The Care Quality Commission’s annual report on the quality of health and social care in England, as well as people’s experiences of care.

Ofsted's Chief Inspector writes about the findings from the latest inspection of Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre, along with findings from recent visits.

Ofsted's Chief Inspector sets out the intention to invoke the urgent notification process for Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre, along with findings from recent visits.